SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 01: Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs dunks the ball against the Golden State Warriors during the first half at Chase Center on April 01, 2026 in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading a nd or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) | Getty Images The San Antonio Spurs secured their tenth-straight victory on Wednesday night against the Golden State Warriors. It was their sixth-straight game winning by double-digits. The Spurs haven’t had a single-digit margin of victory in about two weeks. This team is rolling, and it is all led by one man: Victor Wembanyama. San Antonio’s third-year big man is chasing the MVP award and putting up dominant scoring performances in the process. Wembanyama had a 41-point double-double for the second game in a row. Despite Draymond Green and the Warriors’ best efforts, they couldn’t do anything to slow Wembanyama down. Once again, he will headline our player grades. As a quick reminder, these grades are based on each player’s on-court performance, going beyond just the stat sheet. A “B” grade represents the average performance for an individual. Victor Wembanyama 29 minutes, 41 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, 16-for-22 shooting, 2-for-6 threes, +16 Wednesday night’s game essentially broke down like this: when Wembanyama is on the court, the Spurs lead grows. Wembanyama leaves the game, and the lead shrinks. The Warriors couldn’t come close to stopping him inside. Green tried this new strategy where he would sag off Wembanyama in the mid-range, which, in theory, makes sense; it’s better than him getting to the rim. But Wemby nailed every wide-open mid-range shot, basically giving the Spurs two free points any time Green sagged off. It wasn’t Wembanyama’s best defensive game. He was caught out of position a few times and looked a step slow on getting to shots he would usually erase. But he was so dominant on the other end, and the game swung so far in San Antonio’s direction when he was in the game, that he deserves the top grade. Grade: A+ Julian Champagnie 25 minutes, 15 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 fouls, 1 turnover, 5-for-15 shooting, 4-for-13 threes, +/- 0 What’s that old saying? Shooters shoot? Champagnie took a lot of shots in the win over Golden State. Fifteen to be exact, thirteen of them from three. Most of them were good shots in the flow of the offense, and he knocked down four threes. I once heard JJ Reddick talk about his philosophy on getting up threes. He said that if you shoot 40% from deep, you should be shooting at least 10 threes a game, because in theory, you should make 4. That’s 12 points. It seems like Champagnie took Reddick’s advice. Grade: B- Devin Vassell 28 minutes, 8 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, 2 fouls, 2-for-8 shooting, 1-for-5 threes, +25 It’s been a bit of a rough stretch for Vassell recently. It used to seem automatic when he would get a catch-and-shoot opportunity, but right now he’s hit a cold streak. It was encouraging to see him get more involved as a passer when the jumper wasn’t falling. I love that curl-screen action they run to either get Vassell a mid-range shot or find Wemby on a lob. He hit Vic for a lob on that play, showing some awareness that the better look is the 7-foot-4 big man at the rim. Also, can we talk about how springy Vassell has looked in the last two games? He got UP for a block late in the game, just two nights after he got one called for goaltending by doing nearly the same thing. Grade: C Stephon Castle 33 minutes, 15 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal, 4 turnovers, 2 fouls, 4-for-9 shooting, 2-for-4 threes, +6 Castle almost had a triple-double again, but he needed to play garbage time minutes to get there. Earlier in the game, he made some silly turnovers, but his assist-to-turnover ratio will look pretty good when he tosses 11 dimes. Castle’s finishing in the paint has still been just off a bit, but he’s making up for it at the three-point line. At this point, should we call Castle a catch-and-shoot threat? He’s knocked down 41% of his 70 three-point attempts since the All-Star break. Grade: B De’Aaron Fox 25 minutes, 11 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 turnover, 2 fouls, 4-for-7 shooting, 1-for-2 threes, +30 After a tough game on Monday, Fox bounced back against the Warriors. He was awesome defensively, hounding the Warriors’ guards on the perimeter and getting a few strip steals. Fox wasn’t heavily involved offensively, but he was getting into the paint a bit more consistently. When Wembanyama is on a roll like this, it seems like the team’s top priority is getting him the ball. Fox does a great job deferring to the superstar and letting him lead the way. Grade: B Harrison Barnes 27 minutes, 13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 foul, 4-for-7 shooting, 3-for-6 threes, -7 Barnes also had a bounce-back game on Wednesday. It felt like Barnes was always right where he needed to be to grab a loose ball or offensive rebound. He knocked down 50% of his threes and attacked a few hard closeouts by the Warriors to get to the free-throw line. It’s always nice to see Barnes thrive against the team that drafted him. Grade: B Keldon Johnson 26 minutes, 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 turnover, 2 fouls, 3-for-11 shooting, 2-for-6 threes, +7 It feels like Johnson can roll out of bed and score 10 points off the bench. It’s part of the reason why he is the betting favorite for Sixth-Man of the Year on FanDuel at -200. Wednesday wasn’t KJ’s best game. He was inefficient from the field and settled a bit from three-point range. He took a side step three at one point in the game, which might be the first time I’ve seen him shoot a three-pointer off movement this season. It was the kind of game where he could afford to take a lot of threes. Johnson is much more effective when he’s getting to the basket and scoring in the paint. Grade: C Carter Bryant 17 minutes, 0 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 0-for-3 shooting, 0-for-3 threes, +6 Mitch Johnson made me eat my words from the last game when I said Bryant was getting squeezed out of the rotation for the playoffs. With Luke Kornet out, Johnson played Bryant as a small-ball center. The results weren’t all that bad. Bryant didn’t have to do much rim protection, but he guarded multiple positions and held his own. His jump shot is just not falling right now. It’s not like he’s getting a lot of opportunities, but he’s missing some open shots that, if they were going down, could open up a pathway to more playing time when the full team is healthy. Grade: C Mason Plumlee 7 minutes, 0 points, 1 steal, 1 turnover, 0-for-o shooting, -9 It’s hard to hold anything against Plumlee. He was signed after not playing much basketball this year and is 36 years old. But it was evident that Golden State felt they could attack the rim when he was in the game. He also doesn’t provide much of anything offensively at this stage of his career. The small-ball lineup with Bryant was much more effective than going to the veteran in Kornet’s absence. Grade: D– Dylan Harper 24 minutes, 13 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 3 turnovers, 4 fouls, 6-for-11 shooting, 0-for-2 threes, -4 This was a game where Harper looked like a rookie. Sure, he had some impressive finishes around the rim, but his ball security and defense were not up to his usual standards. He threw the ball away carelessly and had a hard time defending without fouling. Grade: C Monday’s Inactives: Luke Kornet, Harrison Ingram, David Jones-Garcia, Emanuel Miller ...read more read less